Tag: Life & Tradition

Australian Photographer Snaps Robins Sporting Every Color of the Rainbow Down Under

A robin is a treat to behold with its rust-colored breast and just as lovely to listen to with its sweet song—a robin is a bird that accentuates anyone’s day. To people living in places like America or Europe, where robins are typically red-breasted, one might be flabbergasted by the spectrum of colors displayed by…


Explore Your Special Interest on a Themed Cruise

Several people watch a master baker demonstrate making pastries; participate in a chocolate, cheese, and wine tasting; and enjoy a food-and-wine pairing gourmet dinner. Golfers play at some of the most famous courses around the world before attending a tournament that brings together the top professionals. Music fans of tunes that were popular during the…


Bride Walks Down the Aisle Wearing Her Grandmother’s Wedding Dress From 1961

A 23-year-old bride made her special day even more memorable by walking down the aisle wearing her grandmother’s 60-year-old wedding dress. Allie Livingwater, from Massachusetts, tied the knot with Timothy, 27, on Sept. 25 wearing her 88-year-old grandma Anne Cooke’s white laced wedding gown. The dress was discovered in a black bin liner in 2016, and…


Diver Finds Massive 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Over 20 Million Years Old off Coast of Florida

Gargantuan precursors of the white shark, megalodons once boasted enormous serrated teeth growing as long as six inches. When Floridian Michael Nastasio, owner of  Black Gold Fossil Charters, stumbled on his first megalodon tooth fossil on a beach in Venice, he was hooked on the hunt. After getting certified as a diver, he started taking tours…


Archeologists Find Roman-Age Bronze Handle Depicting Man Being Fed to the Lions

A relic of Roman England’s brutal past was unearthed under the floor of a Roman town house in Leicester—an elaborately decorated bronze handle of a key was found, which depicts a “Barbarian” man being fed live to a lion, with four naked, terrified children huddled below. Archeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) discovered…


Easy Riders: A Motorcycle Makes Any Road Trip an Epic Adventure

Our lives have been turned upside down over the past many months with lockdowns and mask mandates, and the resulting isolation has induced a serious case of cabin fever. In search of wide-open spaces, a huge number of people have turned to driving vacations instead of going to crowded resorts via commercial flights or even…


Chronographs: A Must for Serious Watch Collections

In the horological world, chronographs are often associated with racing. Originally engineered to track lap times, the stopwatch function has proven to be very practical for anyone keeping track of elapsed time (such as parking meters!). Sly’s Choice Panerai Luminor Chrono From $9,200 Worn by the Italian Royal Navy since 1916, Panerai gained prominence when…


Mediterranean Masterpiece: A Villa for Ocean Lovers on Crete

For the dreamer out there in search of ancient myths, pirate fortresses, dreamy seascapes, and kind of a Bond villain vibe in a home, a magnificent villa for sale on the island of Crete may be just the thing. Situated a stone’s throw away from medieval pirate Enrico Pescatore’s lair overlooking Heraklion Bay and the…


Seasonal Sips: Falling for Hard Cider

Cider has a storied past and a delicious present. The Romans discovered it when they invaded the British Isles, and it was the drink of choice of early Americans when they had no grains or barley to brew beer—but plenty of apples. 2 Towns Cider BrightCider, Oregon and Washington State, $5.39 Newtown Pippin apples, one of…


Let’s Make Every Day a Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is all about food, family, friends, and festivity. Wherever people gather—Grandma’s farmhouse in Iowa, a condo in Jacksonville, or a small apartment in Atlanta—ideally, there’s the mouthwatering scent of cooking food, a lot of talk and laughter, and televisions featuring parades and football games. The kids kick a soccer ball around the front yard,…